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Keys to Success: Work Ahead and Behind the Scenes

Okay, I have to be honest. I’m still working on one part of this key to success. At present, working ahead is an intermittent habit. What I do know is that when I do work ahead, I find life to be so much easier because it decreases stress. When I write ahead, I don’t getContinueContinue reading “Keys to Success: Work Ahead and Behind the Scenes”

Friday Faith Moment: Sometimes You Just Need a Moment

Today as I was helping a family member with something, I had to stop and catch my breath. When they asked me if I was okay, I said, “Just give me a moment.” I closed my eyes and took a couple of deep, slow breaths, and then we finished our task. It reminded me thatContinueContinue reading “Friday Faith Moment: Sometimes You Just Need a Moment”

Keys to Success: Be Honest and Realistic with Yourself (Kindly)

Some time in the past, I came to grips with a concept I heard someone else talking about. (I would tell you who, but I’ve slept since then and cannot remember.) Their point was that every decision is a tradeoff. Basically, if you choose to do “A,” then you won’t have time to do “B”ContinueContinue reading “Keys to Success: Be Honest and Realistic with Yourself (Kindly)”

Friday Faith Moment: The Blessing of Constructive Criticism

Coming from a small town and having graduated at the top of my class, few teachers in high school had heavily critiqued my writing, and it led to some arrogance and over-confidence on my part. I decided to attend a large state university when I graduated so I could be a little fish in aContinueContinue reading “Friday Faith Moment: The Blessing of Constructive Criticism”

Keys to Success: Learn and Do at the Same Time

I have written multiple times about the importance of learning on our own because I firmly believe that we are never too old to learn something new and put it to good use. I find learning so important that I like to share the knowledge I find all the time…probably to the annoyance of someContinueContinue reading “Keys to Success: Learn and Do at the Same Time”